<VV> LED 1157- R tail lights

[Ron]

But, a clear LED is white!

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Kost" <vairmike at sbcglobal.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> LED 1157- R tail lights


> That would be true of traditional incandescent bulbs but LEDs produce
> monochromatic light  therefore only red light is being produced and no
> filtering occurs.
>
> Mike Kost
>
> Ron wrote:
>> Yes, but a red bulb behind a red lens is only double filtering the
>> light so what have you gained?  The red bulb only is colored red and
>> wouldn't need to be so if it produced only red light waves.
>> RonH
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kost" <vairmike at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> LED 1157- R tail lights
>>
>>
>>> Because anything other than red is a waste of energy. Only the red light
>>> will pass through the red lens. White LEDs have 3 LEDs in there to make
>>> the white light. Red is a natural color for LEDs so there should be a
>>> minimum loss of light energy. The problem with most of the 1157 LED
>>> replacement bulbs is that they have light output from the top of the
>>> bulb while the Corvair configuration requires light output from the
>>> side.
>>>
>>> Mike Kost
>>>
>>> Ron wrote:
>>>> OK, I give up!  Why would anyone use red bulbs behind a red tail
>>>> light lens?
>>>>
>>>> RonH
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Maloof"
>>>> <corvette at velocity.net>
>>>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:53 PM
>>>> Subject: <VV> LED 1157- R tail lights
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> any one useing them , Good ? Bad ? ,advanced Auto has 2 for about $16.
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